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McLaren’s smart super car races into next-level track
Faster, lighter, stronger, sleeker for McLaren’s second generation sports car
British sports car maker McLaren has officially sped into unchartered territory with its stunning 720S super car. The 568kW, 4.0l twin-turbo monster is lighter, faster and stiffer than the 650S it replaces. It marks McLaren’s first second-generation car. The second-generation carbon fibre tub is backed up by an intelligent car-wide computer system set up to maximise handling and speed. The engine has had an overhaul and even the tyres are custom made. McLaren insists it just tried to deliver the car with the broadest possible performance range it has yet made. The company has said 91% of the 720S parts are all new. The car, which has been regularly leaked in the lead up to its Geneva debut, looks far better in the flesh than in snippets seen on the internet.
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